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Two board members removed
Less than a year after the Taylor County Commission voted to remove all but one member of the Taylor Coastal Water & Sewer District (TCWSD) Board from office, the commission…
Perry-Foley Airport funding diverted
With the federal funding for a proposed $4.7 million project to re-align the taxiways being delayed until at least 2023, the Taylor County Board of Couty Commissioners is seeking to…
Council’s proposed incentives for apartment project are equivalent to an 80% tax abatement
Over the past six years, the City of Perry has approved several different incentive agreements for Prospect Construction and Development Group officials to construct a multi-million apartment complex believed to…
Chip container with drugs found at jail
A Perry woman faces drug smuggling and other charges after a potato chip can packed with methamphetamine, K2 (“Spice”) and 56 cigars was discovered in the front lobby of the…
Teachers will receive another salary bump
Taylor County School District teachers will once again likely see a salary increase this coming budget year thanks to additional funding announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. Some $800…
County seeking grant to fund sidewalk master plan
The Taylor County Commission has agreed to seek a state planning grant to help develop a countywide sidewalk and trail master plan. The possibility of seeking the grant from the…
U.S. 19 detour to avoid ‘void’
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is investigating a “void” underneath the northbound lanes of U.S. 19 in Perry near Super-Pufft Drive, causing the northbound lanes to remain closed. Drilling…
What are health care needs?
The Florida Department of Health of Taylor County (DOH-Taylor) and Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) want to know how they can better serve their patients and the community. Two of Taylor…
$4.6 million to renovate jail
The Florida Legislature approved a new record-high $112 billion state budget on Monday that includes several direct allocations to Taylor County — none bigger than the $4.6 million earmarked for…
State mandates schools pay at least $15/hour
Included in some last-minute language worked into the state budget passed on Monday, the Florida legislature has mandated that every employee working within a school district must make $15 an…
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